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...Information and Regulatory Affairs, the obscure but influential corner of the Office of Management and Budget where federal regulations are reviewed and rewritten. "Cass is one of the people in the Administration he knows best," says Thaler, the founder of behavioral economics and co-author of Nudge. "He knew what he was doing when he gave Cass that job." (See who's who in Obama's White House...
...most recent album. “It’s part of the jazz tradition to mess with instrumentation,” King says. “So we thought, why don’t we go all the way and get a vocalist?”The trio knew from the first, however, that they needed a very specific kind of vocalist—someone who would accommodate the existing sound of The Bad Plus while bringing another element to the music. “There’s a record by John Coltrane called ‘John...
...father would kill me. (Thou shalt not kill?)Ezekiel’s eyes tapered. “It ain’t my friends that’d be upset.”I rushed past the insult. “I think anyone would be upset if they knew you were out here, missing the service. You might not be real comfy in our pew. But only ’cause it’d be full. And that’s never hurt anyone. Right?”I didn’t believe me. There...
...over five years. And while the upperclassmen deserve just as much credit for the program’s rapid resurgence, Jones has brought renewed enthusiasm to the team, as well as a skill set that has caught the attention of his teammates and coach.“I knew he’d come out of one of the top club programs in the country,” Crimson coach Brian Baise says. “The first thing I noticed was his attitude and approach; he is extremely hard working. It was clear how much he was looking forward...
...power of relics: "When the Taliban first attempted to take control of Afghanistan in 1996, they knew where to begin. The Taliban leader Mullah Omar demanded to be let into a shrine containing relics of Prophet Muhammad: hair from his beard, and a cloak he is said to have worn. Seizing the cloak, Mullah Omar went to the roof of the shrine and slid his hands into the sleeves, holding the garment before him for everyone to see. To the crowd watching it looked like he had gone into the relic chamber and come out transformed into the Prophet himself...